1 Gay rights: Gays and lesbians have the same right to marry as interracial heterosexual couples, Virginia's attorney general said Friday in papers urging an appellate court to uphold a judge's ruling that the state's same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional. Attorney General Mark Herring is backing two gay couples who filed a lawsuit challenging state laws and a constitutional provision barring gay marriage in Virginia and denying recognition of such unions performed in other states. A federal judge in Norfolk struck down the laws in February but put the ruling on hold while it is appealed. The Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond will hear arguments May 13.

2Waterboarding: A former pediatrician was sentenced Friday in Georgetown, Del., to three years in prison for waterboarding the daughter of his longtime companion by holding her head under a faucet. Before he was sentenced, Melvin Morse apologized. The girl and her mother testified that Morse used waterboarding as a threat or punishment.

3 Stiletto slaying: A Houston woman was sentenced to life in prison Friday for killing her boyfriend by stabbing him at least 25 times in the face and head with the 5 1/2-inch stiletto heel of her shoe. Ana Trujillo, 45, wept as her sentence was handed down in last June's killing of Alf Stefan Andersson, 59. She was convicted of murder Tuesday. Prosecutors say Trujillo attacked Andersson during an argument after a night of drinking. Her attorney argued that Andersson, a professor at the University of Houston, attacked Trujillo and that she defended herself with the only weapon available, her shoe.

4 Day care crash: A man who authorities say drove an SUV that crashed into another vehicle, sending it spinning into a Florida day care center where a 4-year-old girl was killed and 14 people were injured, was ordered Friday to remain in jail until a judge can determine whether he is a flight risk. Police say Robert Corchado, 28, crashed into a convertible, which in turn smashed into the KinderCare building on Wednesday in Winter Park. Corchado fled the scene, authorities said. A manhunt ended Thursday with his arrest.

5 Tax bill: President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama paid $98,169 in taxes on $481,098 income last year, according to tax returns the White House released Friday. They paid an effective federal income tax rate of 20.4 percent. The Obamas reported donating $59,251 to 32 charities. That works out to 12.3 percent of their adjusted gross income.

6 Hero dog: A bomb-sniffing dog credited with saving a military patrol in Afghanistan retired Friday in Tampa, Fla., with full military honors. Eddie, a Belgian Malinois, found two improvised explosive devices in 2012 containing 10 pounds of homemade explosives. It saved the lives of his 13-member patrol unit. The retirement ceremony was held at MacDill Air Force Base where a few dozen soldiers turned out to cheer Eddie on.